<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Marcia Clarke--La Chica Writes</title>
	<atom:link href="http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 18:58:45 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='mecwrites25.wordpress.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>Marcia Clarke--La Chica Writes</title>
		<link>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/osd.xml" title="Marcia Clarke--La Chica Writes" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>Courage Under Fire</title>
		<link>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/courage-under-fire/</link>
		<comments>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/courage-under-fire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/courage-under-fire/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from A Thinking Man&#039;s Blog: "If you are afraid of the heat, don't go to the kitchen" It takes &#8230;<p><a href="http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/courage-under-fire/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mecwrites25.wordpress.com&#038;blog=15908876&#038;post=1480&#038;subd=mecwrites25&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/courage-under-fire/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/388b4fb6f0985132a6d1074b46f4ec72?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">mecwrites25</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day!</title>
		<link>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/happy-valentines-day/</link>
		<comments>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/happy-valentines-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Happy Valentine's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St Valentine's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Love Boat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valentine Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valentine's Day]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/?p=1457</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ahhh&#8230;so sweet. Have a Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day everyone! &#160; I woke up humming this really old classic theme song and remembered the &#8230;<p><a href="http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/happy-valentines-day/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mecwrites25.wordpress.com&#038;blog=15908876&#038;post=1457&#038;subd=mecwrites25&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/happy-valentines-day/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/388b4fb6f0985132a6d1074b46f4ec72?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">mecwrites25</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://mecwrites25.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/lovebirds.jpg?w=470" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Image</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>NOLA on my mind&#8230;Strolling through the Big Easy</title>
		<link>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/nola-on-my-mind-strolling-through-the-big-easy/</link>
		<comments>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/nola-on-my-mind-strolling-through-the-big-easy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural activities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ash Wednesday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carnival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mardi Gras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Orleans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trinidad]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/?p=1367</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New Orleans has been on my mind for a few weeks now (ever since our short trip back in December) &#8230;<p><a href="http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/nola-on-my-mind-strolling-through-the-big-easy/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mecwrites25.wordpress.com&#038;blog=15908876&#038;post=1367&#038;subd=mecwrites25&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/nola-on-my-mind-strolling-through-the-big-easy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/388b4fb6f0985132a6d1074b46f4ec72?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">mecwrites25</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://mecwrites25.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/img_1810.jpg?w=710" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Image</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://mecwrites25.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/img_1814.jpg?w=710" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Image</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://mecwrites25.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/img_1816.jpg?w=710" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Image</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://mecwrites25.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/img_1808.jpg?w=529" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">IMG_1808</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://mecwrites25.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/img_1886.jpg?w=529" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">IMG_1886</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
		<link>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/happy-new-year/</link>
		<comments>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/happy-new-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 01:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amateur Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Happy New Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Orleans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paddle wheelers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steamboats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/?p=1232</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I missed the Christmas greetings last week but I have a great excuse, I was traveling around celebrating the holidays &#8230;<p><a href="http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/happy-new-year/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mecwrites25.wordpress.com&#038;blog=15908876&#038;post=1232&#038;subd=mecwrites25&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/happy-new-year/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/388b4fb6f0985132a6d1074b46f4ec72?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">mecwrites25</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://mecwrites25.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/2012-12-06-15-04-18.jpg?w=529" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Christmas time in New Orleans</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://mecwrites25.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/nola-santa.jpg?w=529" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://mecwrites25.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/2012-12-06-16-18-43.jpg?w=580" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Image</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections</title>
		<link>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/12/01/weekly-photo-challenge-reflections/</link>
		<comments>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/12/01/weekly-photo-challenge-reflections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weekly Photo Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reflection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/?p=1218</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A beautiful reflection, I cannot believe this was almost three years ago; she is now four years old. Oh my &#8230;<p><a href="http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/12/01/weekly-photo-challenge-reflections/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mecwrites25.wordpress.com&#038;blog=15908876&#038;post=1218&#038;subd=mecwrites25&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/12/01/weekly-photo-challenge-reflections/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>20</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/388b4fb6f0985132a6d1074b46f4ec72?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">mecwrites25</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://mecwrites25.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/img_1815.jpg?w=360" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">I see lots of fish in there</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://mecwrites25.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/img_1827-001.jpg?w=640" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">A first time visit to the Atlanta Museum</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Inspiration&#8230;or lack thereof!</title>
		<link>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/inspiration-or-lack-thereof/</link>
		<comments>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/inspiration-or-lack-thereof/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget friendly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural activities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bucket List]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laissez les bons temps rouler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mississippi River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Orleans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Priceline]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/?p=1203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last few months I found one excuse after another for not writing on this blog; not sure why &#8230;<p><a href="http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/inspiration-or-lack-thereof/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mecwrites25.wordpress.com&#038;blog=15908876&#038;post=1203&#038;subd=mecwrites25&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/inspiration-or-lack-thereof/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/388b4fb6f0985132a6d1074b46f4ec72?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">mecwrites25</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/LPD18USSNewOrleansPassingNewOrleans.jpg/300px-LPD18USSNewOrleansPassingNewOrleans.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">English: The USS New Orleans (LPD-18) passes b...</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>through others eyes...</title>
		<link>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/1200/</link>
		<comments>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/1200/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/1200/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from hugmamma&#039;s MIND, BODY and SOUL: A number of my posts have referenced my cultural heritage...I'm Hawaiian. I'm also half-Chinese, &#8230;<p><a href="http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/1200/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mecwrites25.wordpress.com&#038;blog=15908876&#038;post=1200&#038;subd=mecwrites25&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/1200/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/388b4fb6f0985132a6d1074b46f4ec72?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">mecwrites25</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>And we all mourn today</title>
		<link>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/1189/</link>
		<comments>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/1189/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/1189/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from Carla Runs the World: For the lives of the Ambassador Chris Stevens and the four other diplomats (all &#8230;<p><a href="http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/1189/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mecwrites25.wordpress.com&#038;blog=15908876&#038;post=1189&#038;subd=mecwrites25&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/1189/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/388b4fb6f0985132a6d1074b46f4ec72?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">mecwrites25</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Weekly Photo Challenge: Purple</title>
		<link>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/weekly-photo-challenge-purple/</link>
		<comments>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/weekly-photo-challenge-purple/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amateur Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weekly Photo Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DailyPost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photograph]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/?p=1177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been busy, really busy this past month. All sorts of life events, vacations, babysitting gigs out-of-town, family illnesses, &#8230;<p><a href="http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/weekly-photo-challenge-purple/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mecwrites25.wordpress.com&#038;blog=15908876&#038;post=1177&#038;subd=mecwrites25&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/weekly-photo-challenge-purple/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/388b4fb6f0985132a6d1074b46f4ec72?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">mecwrites25</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://mecwrites25.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/img_1695.jpg?w=1024" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">The Purple House</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://mecwrites25.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/img_1684.jpg?w=1024" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Crepe myrtle in our yard slowly fading purple flowers</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Music&#8230;the great equalizer!</title>
		<link>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/music-the-great-equalizer/</link>
		<comments>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/music-the-great-equalizer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Flash Mobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Singing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YouTube]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/?p=1173</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Flash mobs are all the rage, I love this one. Enjoy! Related articles Flash mob of older singers at Palms &#8230;<p><a href="http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/music-the-great-equalizer/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mecwrites25.wordpress.com&#038;blog=15908876&#038;post=1173&#038;subd=mecwrites25&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/music-the-great-equalizer/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/388b4fb6f0985132a6d1074b46f4ec72?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">mecwrites25</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
